Lohan Facing New Charges After Allegedly Punching S. Fla. Woman
NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested Thursday after police said she hit a South Florida woman during an argument at a New York City nightclub.
The "Mean Girls", "Freaky Friday" and "Liz & Dick" star was arrested at 4 a.m. and charged with third-degree assault.
According to The New York Post she allegedly got into the spat with Tiffany Eve Mitchell, of West Palm Beach, at Club Avenue in Manhattan's Chelsea section. She struck Mitchell in face with her hand, police said. Mitchell did not require medical attention.
Her publicist did not immediately return a call for comment.
The arrest is Lohan's latest brush with law enforcement in New York City.
She was involved in a NYPD investigation in September after alleging a man had assaulted her in a New York hotel, but charges against the man were later dropped.
Also in September, the actress was accused of clipping a man with her car outside another Manhattan nightclub, but prosecutors chose not to move ahead with charges.
In October, police were called to her childhood home on Long Island after a report of fight between her and her mother. An investigation revealed "no criminality."
The actress was also involved in a car accident in California this summer that sent her and an assistant to a hospital, but didn't result in serious injuries for anyone. The accident remains under investigation.
In May, she was cleared of allegations that she struck a Hollywood nightclub manager with her car.
Lohan remains on informal probation for taking a necklace from a jewelry store without permission last year. That means she doesn't have to check in with a judge or probation officer but could face a jail term if arrested again.
Her latest film, "Liz & Dick," in which she portrays screen icon Elizabeth Taylor, premiered on Lifetime on Sunday.
Lohan also recently filmed "The Canyons," an indie film written by "Less Than Zero" and "American Psycho" author Bret Easton Ellis.
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